North Korea's nuclear force enhances a paradigm shift in the global nuclear order

On January 4, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council issued a joint statement, stating that avoiding war between nuclear-armed states and reducing strategic risks are the primary responsibilities of the five countries.

Meanwhile, North Korea has repeatedly tested missiles in recent days to demonstrate its still-growing nuclear force.

As North Korea continues to improve its nuclear capabilities and technology, a new "multipolar and mutually fragile" global nuclear strategic order is brewing.

On January 6, the North Korean Academy of National Defense stated that the most recent test was a hypersonic missile, which accurately hit a target 700 kilometers away.

In fact, since North Korea successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Hwasong-15 ballistic missile with a range of 13,000 kilometers and a nuclear warhead capable of reaching Los Angeles and New York on November 28, 2017, North Korea has been improving its nuclear weapons capabilities.

North Korea has repeatedly tested missiles in recent days in a show of its still-growing nuclear force.

(Associated Press)

At the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held from January 5 to 12 last year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un once again stated that North Korea's goal is to become a permanent nuclear-armed state.

Various evidences show that North Korea’s actions over the years are consistent with this goal, including the development of the world’s largest land-based mobile liquid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile and its 11-axis launch vehicle, the development of a high-yield hydrogen bomb, and the development of multiple warheads and hypersonic glide warheads. , nuclear-powered submarines and other technologies were studied, and small and light standardized nuclear warheads and tactical nuclear weapons were also developed.

Kim Jong-un proposed that North Korea's nuclear weapons development goals in the next stage include: first, to develop solid-fuel land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles; second, to develop solid-fuel submarine-launched missiles with an intercontinental range; Covering the entire United States, including North and South America; fourth, continue to develop tactical nuclear weapons that can be applied to a variety of military scenarios; fifth, continue to manufacture high-yield hydrogen bombs; sixth, have nuclear-powered submarines and sea-based nuclear forces.

As North Korea continues to improve its nuclear capabilities and technology, the international community has realized that it is impossible to demand North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, and it is impossible to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. Therefore, the nuclear strategic relationship between Pyongyang and the United States has undergone fundamental changes... ...

For details, please read the 301st issue of "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (January 24, 2022) "